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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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