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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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