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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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