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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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