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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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