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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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