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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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