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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major 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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