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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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