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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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