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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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