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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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