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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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