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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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