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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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