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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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