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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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