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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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