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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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