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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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