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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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