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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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