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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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