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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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