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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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