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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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