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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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