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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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