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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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