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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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