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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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