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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the 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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