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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses 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 massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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