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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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