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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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