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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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