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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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