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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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