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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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