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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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