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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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