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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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