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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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