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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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