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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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