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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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