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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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