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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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