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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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