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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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