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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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