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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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