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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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