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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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