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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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