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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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