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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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