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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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