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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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