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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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