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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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