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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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