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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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