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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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