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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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