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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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