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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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