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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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