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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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