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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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