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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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