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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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