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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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