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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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