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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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