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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning enable humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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