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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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