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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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