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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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