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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key 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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