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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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