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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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