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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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