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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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