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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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