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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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