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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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