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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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