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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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