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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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