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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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