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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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