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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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