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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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