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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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