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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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