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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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