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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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