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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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