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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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