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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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