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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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