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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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