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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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