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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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