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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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