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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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