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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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