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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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