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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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