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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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