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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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