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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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