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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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