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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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