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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches 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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