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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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