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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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