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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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