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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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