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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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