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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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