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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free 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 topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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