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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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