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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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