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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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