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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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