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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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