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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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