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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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