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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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