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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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