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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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