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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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