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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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