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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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