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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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