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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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