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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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