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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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