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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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