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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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