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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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