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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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