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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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