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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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