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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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