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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly 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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