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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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