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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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