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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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