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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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