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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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