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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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