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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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