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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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