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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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