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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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