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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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