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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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