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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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