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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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