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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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