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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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