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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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