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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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