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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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