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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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