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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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