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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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