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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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