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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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