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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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