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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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