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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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