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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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