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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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