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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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