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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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