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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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