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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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