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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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