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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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