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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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