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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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