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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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