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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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