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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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