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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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