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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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