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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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