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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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