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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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