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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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