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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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