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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers 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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