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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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