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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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