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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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