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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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