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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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