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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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