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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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