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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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