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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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