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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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