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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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