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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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