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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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