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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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