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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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