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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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