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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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