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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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