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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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