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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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