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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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