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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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