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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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