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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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