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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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