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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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