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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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