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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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