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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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