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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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