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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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