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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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