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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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