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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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