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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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