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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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