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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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