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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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