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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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