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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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