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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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