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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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