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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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