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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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