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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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