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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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