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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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