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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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