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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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