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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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