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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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