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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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