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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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