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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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