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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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