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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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