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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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