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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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