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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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