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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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