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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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