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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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