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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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