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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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