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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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