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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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