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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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