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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key 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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