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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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