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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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