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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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