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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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