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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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