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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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