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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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