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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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