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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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