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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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