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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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