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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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