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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the 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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