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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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