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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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