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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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