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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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