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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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