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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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