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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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