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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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