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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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