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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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