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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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