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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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