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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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