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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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