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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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