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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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