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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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