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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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