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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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