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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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