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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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