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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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