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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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