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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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