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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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