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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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