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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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