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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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