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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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