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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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