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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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