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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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