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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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