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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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