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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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