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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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