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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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