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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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