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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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