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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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