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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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