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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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