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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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