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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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