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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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