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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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