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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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