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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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