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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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