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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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