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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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