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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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