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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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