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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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