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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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