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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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