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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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