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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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