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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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