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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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