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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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