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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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