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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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