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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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