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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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