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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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