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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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