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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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