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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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