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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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