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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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