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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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