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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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