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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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