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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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