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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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