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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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