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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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