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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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