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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting 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 book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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