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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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