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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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