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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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