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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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