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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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