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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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