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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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