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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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