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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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