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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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