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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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