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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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