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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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