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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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