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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major 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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