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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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