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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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