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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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