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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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