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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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