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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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