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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses 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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