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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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