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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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