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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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