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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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