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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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