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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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