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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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