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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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