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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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