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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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