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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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