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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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