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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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