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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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