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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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