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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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