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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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