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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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