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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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