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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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