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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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