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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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