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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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