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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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