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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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