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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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