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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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