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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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