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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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