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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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