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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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