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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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