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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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