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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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