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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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