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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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