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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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