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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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