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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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