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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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