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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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