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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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