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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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