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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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