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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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