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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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