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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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