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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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