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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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