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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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