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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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