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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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