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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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