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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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