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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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