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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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