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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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