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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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