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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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