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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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