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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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