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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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