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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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