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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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