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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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