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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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