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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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