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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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