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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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