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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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