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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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