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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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