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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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