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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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