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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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