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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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