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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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