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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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