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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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