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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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