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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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