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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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