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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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