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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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