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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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