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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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