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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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