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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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