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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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