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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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