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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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