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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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