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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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