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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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