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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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