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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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