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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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