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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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