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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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