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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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