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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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