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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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