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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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