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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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