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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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