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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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