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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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