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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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