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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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