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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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