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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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