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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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