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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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