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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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