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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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