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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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