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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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