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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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