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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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