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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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