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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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