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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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