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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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