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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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