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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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