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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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