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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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