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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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