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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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