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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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