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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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