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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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