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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important 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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